What color is #6E4029?

#6E4029 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Noble Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E4029?

The RGB value is 110, 64, 41: 110 red, 64 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E4029?

The complementary color is #29576E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E4029?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E4029 color

#6E4029 rgb(110, 64, 41)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E4029 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 25.1% green and 16.1% blue (110, 64, 41).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 46% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 63% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Noble Chocolate (#6D4433), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#6E4029 color codes

HEX	`#6E4029`
RGB	`rgb(110, 64, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 25.1%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 46%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 63%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 63%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.13, 17.58, 22.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.13, 28.51, 51.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.665, 7.143, 3.02)`
Decimal	`7225385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E4029, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6E4029	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E4029 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6E4029 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e4029; }
.text { color: #6e4029; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e4029; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 64 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e4029, #6e6329); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #6E4029?: #6E4029 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Noble Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E4029?: The RGB value is 110, 64, 41: 110 red, 64 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E4029?: The complementary color is #29576E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E4029?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.